Users Guide

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User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters
41xxx Series
FTP
File transfer protocol. A standard network
protocol used to transfer files from one
host to another host over a TCP-based
network, such as the Internet. FTP is
required for out-of-band firmware uploads
that will complete faster than in-band
firmware uploads.
HBA
See Host Bus Adapter.
HII
Human interface infrastructure. A specifi-
cation (part of UEFI 2.1) for managing user
input, localized strings, fonts, and forms,
that allows OEMs to develop graphical
interfaces for preboot configuration.
host
One or more adapters governed by a
single memory or CPU complex.
Host Bus Adapter
An adapter that connects a host system
(the computer) to other network and
storage devices.
human interface infrastructure
See HII.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers. An international nonprofit
organization for the advancement of
technology related to electricity.
Internet Protocol
See IP.
Internet small computer system interface
See iSCSI.
Internet wide area RDMA protocol
See iWARP.
IP
Internet protocol. A method by which data
is sent from one computer to another over
the Internet. IP specifies the format of
packets, also called datagrams, and the
addressing scheme.
IQN
iSCSI qualified name. iSCSI node name
based on the initiator manufacturer and a
unique device name section.
iSCSI
Internet small computer system interface.
Protocol that encapsulates data into IP
packets to send over Ethernet connec-
tions.
iSCSI qualified name
See IQN.
iWARP
Internet wide area RDMA protocol. A
networking protocol that implements
RDMA for efficient data transfer over IP
networks. iWARP is designed for multiple
environments, including LANs, storage
networks, data center networks, and
WANs.
jumbo frames
Large IP frames used in high-performance
networks to increase performance over
long distances. Jumbo frames generally
means 9,000 bytes for Gigabit Ethernet,
but can refer to anything over the IP MTU,
which is 1,500 bytes on an Ethernet.
large send offload
See LSO.